Public Comment Sought on New Airport Noise Deal

ByNICK GERDA |March 22, 2013

Newport Beach officials announced a tentative agreement Thursday on noise and air traffic at John Wayne Airport, which would maintain the current ban on nighttime flights for the next 22 years and allow 12 percent more flights daily starting in 2021.

“We are very excited about the ability to preserve our vital curfew through 2035 (no risk of night flights through 2035!) and to have ‘status quo’ on [passenger and flight caps] through 2020,” City Manager Dave Kiff wrote in his Insider’s Guide email.

“If approved, we can rest assured that our nighttime and early morning peace and quiet will remain undisturbed for another generation,” Mayor Keith Curry declared in a statement.

The city is asking for public comment over the next year during a state-mandated environmental review process.

According to the Newport Beach city government, terms of the tentative deal include:

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